Hmm i noticed that the filter ivan posted was using 2 multiplys instead of 1 screen and 1 multiply, I changed that and it's now working with white shapes, but it's not the same as GIMP overlay I give up, I'll just learn GIMP and wait for the next versions of SVG and inkscape which will support overlay

Thanks guys, I removed the feImage filter and changed all references of it to BackgroundImage and kind of got what I wanted: the filter overlays what is behind the shape http://i.minus.com/ieljOGQSe.png Unfortunatly this filter does not act like the overlay from the tutorial. If I change the color o...

I wanted to create a Mac style Wallpaper so i googled and found this tutorial http://gimp-tutorials.net/mac-wallpaper-tutorial Since Inkscape is the only graphics program I know how to use I tried following the tutorial using inkscape, but it uses a lot of Overlay blends which SVG and Inkscape curre...